MGO2R has a fair bit of fuckery needed to install it without issues, and while the guides currently available are great i ran into a fair amount of issues.
With the focus shifting towards OFW players, i decided i will take the time while MGO installs to guide people though installing the game on CFW from start to finish.

This guide requires basic usage of FTP, MultiMan and CFW so be warned.

There are three steps. SETUP, GAME and INSTALL. If you've already got one of the three done, you should be able to move on without issue, but if you encounter issues it would be best to start from the beginning.

SETUP

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1. Make sure that CCAPI (Console Control API) is uninstalled, this can be done by just starting the installer on your XMB if you still have it.
(If you dont, download it again. If you're new to CFW and dont have this, go on to the next step.)

2. Make sure that Webman Mod is disabled, this can be done by just starting the updater on your XMB if you still have it. If you dont, download it again.
(Same goes if you're new to CFW and dont have it, next step.)

3. If you have used PSNPatch while using your PS3, you may need to restore default settings to re-enable the BD Emulator. Go to Multiman -> Settings -> BD-ROM Emulator (The very last option) and press X, if it says (Unavailable) you will need to follow the next couple steps. If it doesnt, skip to step 11.

4. Backup all of your saves and important data that isnt game installs as they will stay.

5. In MultiMan, download the latest version from the Web tab at the very right. It will be the (UPD) version.

10. Once the install is done, start MultiMan and go though its own initial setup. Go back to Settings -> BD-ROM Emulator and hit Enable. Restart your PS3.

11. Head to REBUG Toolbox through XMB and make sure that both "Toogle COBRA Mode" and "Toggle webMAN" are Disabled, Restart your PS3.
(It should do it automatically when you exit if you had to disable COBRA mode)

GAME

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12. If you have an ORIGINAL (Not 25th Anniversary or Legacy) disk version of MGS4 and are using CFW, head forward to INSTALL.

13. If you have a 25th Anniversary or Legacy disk version of MGS4, skip to step 18.

16. Once the initial setup is done, you will need to retrieve the Game Folder and .rap from your PS3.
(The game will be in /dev_hdd0/games/ and the .rap will be in /dev_hdd0/home/0000000x/exdata/)

17. Run the folder and the .rap file through PSN Liberator into a new folder named MGS4 or something similar.
(This process takes a while)

18. If you own a 25th Anniversary or Legacy edition disk, insert the disk into your PS3, open Multiman, press Triangle on the MGS4 disk and select "Copy". Once the process is done, this will be your MGS4 folder.

If you're using the PSN/PSNLiberator Version, do the next steps with Windows. If you're using a disk, use the next steps with FTP (FileZilla)

31. Select custom, go through the setup as you would for any connection, stop when it reaches DNS Setting

32. Select Manual, set the Primary DNS to 192.3.217.61 and the Secondary DNS to 192.3.217.162

33. Continue through the setup as normal, test the connection.

34. IP Address should Succeed, Internet Connection should Fail.

35. If that is correct, go back to XMB and head to Package Installer

36. Install MGO2R Launcher.pkg

37. Start the newly installed Launcher

38. It will start to copy files from your MGS4 game, once it is finished it will instruct you to press X and restart the launcher

39. Head back into the launcher, it may ask that you start MGO again and get to the Terms and Conditions page you were at before. Do so, hit the PS button and head back to the XMB, head into the launcher one more time.

40. It will ask that you install the 1.34 update. Head back to XMB, go to Package Installer, install 1.34-STORM.pkg.

41. Head back into the launcher again, you will now be asked to create a Game ID and Password, then MGO Launcher will update and restart.

42. Head back into the launcher again, it should now launch MGO after authenticating and you will be free to create your character.

Last edited by FilthyActs on Sun Mar 12, 2017 1:33 am, edited 2 times in total.

Thank you for this tutorial, I can see you spent some time on it. We actually played together this morning too, welcome to SaveMGO/MGO2R. The current main tutorial is located here, viewtopic.php?f=11&t=117

I will be updating the forums and making it a bit easier to navigate when the OFW/CFW release is imminent. The tutorials will be much easier to find at that time.

I have a problem, in step 28 the "Metal Gear Online" keeps loading and it quit me out to XMB, I don.t have COBRA and WEBMAN and CCAPI installed and enable, and the BD Room is activated. What should I do?

itsnasho wrote:I have a problem, in step 28 the "Metal Gear Online" keeps loading and it quit me out to XMB, I don.t have COBRA and WEBMAN and CCAPI installed and enable, and the BD Room is activated. What should I do?

No worries thanks I solved it... i don't know how.. just I put Itsnasho and different passwords that I use a match!! Oh fuck yes. I waste 1 month on this trying to play and I MADE IT.. I LOVE U GUYS <3 sorry I'm so excited

Bro. Uninstall CCAPI, turn off COBRA and WEBMAN and enable BD Emulator from Multiman, and search for the old topic of the installation MGO 2015, follow the video and then when you have it all (updates and the launcher) replace the launcher by the launcher of 2017 and you go. That worked for me.

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